Highlights: Sottimano Barbaresco Cottá 2018, Piemonte, Italy
Andrea Sottimano and his father Rino produce highly regarded, structural, age worthy wines from their 13 hectares across Barbaresco. This
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Highlights: Poggio Lamentano Vino Rosso 2020 Italy
Website: https://www.vinolamentano.com/ This is a new wine from Bolgheri (Tuscany) and there’s a story behind it. Davy Zyw is the
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Piemonte mini study: eight interesting wines
I’m increasingly drawn to the red wines of Piemonte, and not just the great Barolos and Barbarescos. I recently tried
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Sassicaia: the famous wine from Tenuta San Guido that kick-started one of Italy’s most celebrated wine regions
Priscilla Incisa presented the 2020 vintage of this famous Tuscan estate in London, along with some back vintages. She is
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Highlights: two from Monterosola, an organic Tuscan winery
This is an organically farmed estate of some 25 hectares located between Bolgheri on the coast and Chianti, in Tuscany.
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Highlights: Waitrose Loved and Found Albarossa 2020 Piedmont, Italy
This is interesting. It’s part of the affordable Loved and Found range from Waitrose, focusing on lesser known varities and
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Pét-Nat: A Primer
You’ve see them on the shelves of hip wine shops and on the lists of hot wine bars. They’re the
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The wines of Podernuovo a Palazzone, polished gems from the south of Tuscany
Website: https://www.podernuovoapalazzone.com/?lang=en Giovanni Bulgari is part of the Bulgari family, famous for their jewelry business. His family sold to LVMH
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The wines of Ceretto, Piemonte, with Federico Ceretto
Piemonte is on fire at the moment. This wonderfully complex wine region, driven by terroir and an interesting set of
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Highlights: Pasqua Hey French: You Could Have Made This But You Didn’t
This is something a bit different. It’s a non-vintage blend, but it’s high end. And it has an arty label.
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